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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2018, October	2018, February
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, October	Available. Released 2018, March

Body	Dimensions	145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm (5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	148 g (5.22 oz)	163 g (5.75 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM card & eSIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches, 76.7 cm2 (~77.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~443 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- Always-on display - 100% DCI-P3 coverage - HDR	- HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)	Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
	GPU	Adreno 630	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Memory	Card slot	No	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM	64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
	Features	Dual-LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
	Features	Auto-HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter	- 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W - QI wireless charging - MP4/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document editor	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 2915 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh)
	Stand-by
	Talk time

Misc
	Colors	Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold
	Price	About 860 EUR	About 600 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II: 3329 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3382 Basemark X: 42645
	Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker		Voice 68dB, noise 74dB, ring 81dB
	Audio quality		Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
	Battery life		78h endurance rating